Baby chair



May 17, 1932. v MORAN 1,859,150

BABY CHAIR Filed March 3l, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor JOSEPH K /Vo/Pfmf.

A Homey May 17, 1932 J. v. MORAN l 1,859,150

BABY CHAIR Filed March 51, 1931 2 Shams-sheet 2 Inventor i JOSEPH KNO/24N.

.A Home y Patented May 17, 1932 UNITED STATES vPaTENYT omer.

JOSEPH v. MonAN, or BRooxLYN, :NEW YORK BABY CHAIR f Application med March 31, 1931. serial No. 526,721.'

This invention relates to a high chair or f baby chair, thegeneral object of the invention being to provide a'sliding tra for the chair, with means for normally hollding the tray in extended position and for moving the ly so that the infant can be readily lifted Y from the chair. l I

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the 2@ combination and arrangement'of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. f

` In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawl ings wherein like characters denote like .or p corresponding parts throughV the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front view ofthe improved high chair. f y

Figure 2 is aside view thereof. Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view with parts in section showing the details of the sliding tray and its supporting means.

Figure 6 is a side view showing the tray in extended position.

In these drawings, the legs of the chair p the frame 23, the rods 2O and the seat 19 are are shown at 1, these legs being connected together by the usual cross pieces 2, the seat of the chair being shown at 3 and the back at 4. The arms of the chair are shown at 5 and each arm is provided with a longitudinally extending grove 6 in its upper part and a bar 7 having a groove 8 in its lower part is seated on each arm.

Rollers 9 are located in the grooves 6 and 8 `for providing anti-friction means for the movement of the bars 7 A tray 10 extends f across the front ends of the bars7 and is connected thereto by the` brackets 11, these brackets having portions for receiving the front ends of the arms 5 when the tray is in retracted position. i

A member'12 depends from the central part ofthe tray and acts to prevent the in-4 fant from crawling out ofthe chair under the tray when the tray is in retracted position. The tray may be fastened in retracted ried by the slides 14 mounted at the innerv ends ofthe bars 7 and which slidably engages the rear parts of the arms-5, these hooks engaging the keeper projections 15 on the back 4. f

A slide 16 is also connected toA each of the members 7 and each slide has a notch 17` thereinfor engaging a projection v18 on each of the arms 5 when the tray and the bars or members 7 are moved forwardly so as to limit the forward movement of the parts. As will be understood, the members 11, 14 and 17 act to hold the rods or members 7 on the arms 5 of the chair while permitting sliding movement of the members 7 in the projection and retraction of the tray 10. y y The seat 19 of the chair is attached to the upper end of the four rods 20 which pass through holes in the seat frame 21' and through the eyesr of guiding members 22 which are carried by the legs 1.

The lower ends of these rods 20` are con-l fnectedtogether by the frame 23, the bottom of which has pivotally connected thereto a link 24 which has its lower end pivoted to a foot pedal 25 supported by the brackets 26,

from a pair of the cross pieces 2 of the leg assembly. C Thus by depressing the pedal,

moved upwardly, the parts being normally held in lowered position under the action of formed inthe arm supporting uprights 29 and, the outer ends of these rods 27 -pass through position through means of the hook 13 car- Yraised position.

slots 30 formed in the lower ends of the links 31, the upper ends of which are pivotally connected with the members 7 so that as the seat assembly is moved upwardly, these links 31 cause the member 7 and the tray 10 to move forwardly as shown in Figure 6 and when the seat assembly moves downwardly, the links move the tray assembly rearwardlyfasfshown in Figure 2.

Springs 32 are placed in recesses in the upper ends of the uprights-29 and extend into the upper ends of the slots 28 foryieldingly holding the rods 27 in the upper portions of the slots whenthe seat-assemblyjis` moved upwardly so that the tray assembly will remainprojected or in a orwardupositionas shown in Figure 6 whenthe seat is in However, as soon as a: chil is placed :on the seat, its weight will cause the 'seat assembly to move downwardly,` the Vrods 27 pressing the springs inwardly during their downward movement..

From the foregoing it will be seen:y that I havek provided means whereby -upon depressing the foot pedal lthe seat assembly' ywill be raised and the tray assembly moved outwardly and the parts will remain in this position due to the frictional engagement of the springs 32 with the'rods l27. 'Whenl a child 'is placedv on the raised 'seat 19 however, its will overcome'the springs 32 .so thatv weight the seat will move downwardly; as it Lmoves downwardly the tray assembly will move=in wardly so as to place the tray directly in front of thefchair with the projectionf-12von the tray passing .between the ylegs of the child and thus holding the infant inthe chair and preventing itfromv falling-'from therchair through-the space formed by the tray andthe front partr of the seat portion. v

As before stated, this invention: eliminates the objectionable feature of swinging' a tray over the childshead before and'after placing the child in the chair. i

It is thought from the foregoing-description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.'

It is to be understood that changes maybe made in the construction and in -the combination and arrangement of the severaly parts provided that such changesfallfwithin the f scope of the appended-claims. Y

I claim:

' 1. A high chair comprising'a frame structure, a vertically movable seat portion therein, a tray, means for moving the tray-outwardly as the seat portion is moved upwardly and for lmoving the trayinwardly or Arearwardly as the seat portion `is moved downwardly.

2. A high chair comprising a frame structure, a vertically movable seat portion therein, a tray, means for moving the tray outwardly as the seat portion ismoved upwardly and for moving thetrayinwardlr or rear- Y ture, a vertically ,means comprlsing a Vslidably supported in the chair frame structure and operated by the pedals and connectd tray, supports connected ends tothe tray, means wardly as the seat portion is moved downwardly, and manually moving the seat portion upwardly.

3. A high chair comprising a frame strucmovable seat portion therein, a tray, means wardly as the .seat portion is movedupwardly andrfor moving the tray inwardlygor rearwardly as the seat portion is moved downwardly, and manually operated means for YII1oVing the seat portion upwardly, such foot pedal and members ed with the seat portion.

4;.A1seat comprisngf-a'frame structure, a vertically movable seat portion; therein, `a with the `tray-and slidablysupported on the arms of the chair, links pivotally connected' with the supports and with the seatportion,..whereby vertical `movement of the-seat portion will cause the ftray to move horizontally, rods connectedy at theirlupper ends with the-seat portion and slidably supported in the-leg assembly of the chair, a foot pedalrat the Alower ipart of the leg assembly and connected with the lower ends ofv the-rods. and means for yieldingly holding theseatportionsin raised position,

f suchl means `moving to release position; when an infant .is :placed on the seat.

5. A chair of the class describedl comprising a-framefstructure having, aV leg portion andv a body portion,y a vertically movable-seat rin the body portion, rods connected vat theirv upper ends with the seat,means for slidably supportingthe rods in the -leg portion, a pedal pivotally mounted ongsaidf frame structure,\a tray, supporting bars connected at their. outer for slidably supporting Lthebars o n the arms ofthe chair, links connectingy the supporting bars with-the .mov-

able seatffor movmg the tray horizontally by the vertical movement v.of the seat,- and means. :for fastening the supporting; :bars to the chair back when desired. v

In testimony whereof I aiiixmy si nature.

JOSEPII-VL IMO AN.

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